However, Chris Loesch, apparently so blinded by bitterness and hatred, can't help but retweet the nasty attacks from Gerdes, even after ridiculously claiming that he "never attacks" on Twitter.

A couple days ago, I pointed out that Loesch has a history of throwing unsolicited stupid insults at me and then running away, pretending to be "above the fray." Here's what he said in response:

A few days later, Chip Gerdes was doing his characteristic obsessive homophobic tweets, and even bragging about being a creepy stalker who threatened to slash my tires by linking to the posts documenting it:

And of course Loesch, consumed by bitterness, couldn't help retweeting Chip Gerdes' attacks:

It's really too bad that the Loeschs are so consumed with bitterness and can't just move on with their lives after their lies are called out, but I'll continue to document the disturbing behavior of creepy right-wing operatives when I see fit.

“With sensational charges, reckless accusations and by exploiting a tragedy, the Majority tried to create the scandal they were looking for.When one starts out with the presumption of guilt, of a cover-up – as the Majority did when they began this investigation – it’s extremely difficult to admit when one is proven wrong.

And that’s how this began: with the presumption of guilt on the part of the Administration, and in particular on the part of the Attorney General.

Not because of any evidence of wrongdoing. Not because of any facts that would warrant such an aggressive and partisan “investigation.”

But because the Majority came into this Congress accusing the president of being the “most corrupt president in history.

They majestically promised seven investigatory hearings a week.

They predicted scandal after scandal after scandal would be uncovered and examined and confirmed.

And, one by one, the Majority held hearings on these so-called scandals.

And, one by one, these so-called scandals turned out to be anything but.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.We in Congress, and especially those of us who serve on the Oversight Committee, can get pretty passionate about our responsibilities.We take our duties seriously, as we should.When that passion increases to fervor, however, our interest in overseeing the federal government can sometimes get the better of us.We can become so focused on what we originally wanted, that we can lose sight of the point of our inquiry.And we have all experienced, I am sure, how our staff can sometimes become overzealous in their attempts to help us do our jobs.When we take the time to investigate an allegation, and we spend money examining the issue, naturally we want to see results.We want to get to the bottom of the problem.And, of course, we often feel the need to show that we weren’t wasting our time, or the taxpayers’ resources.But the test of leadership isn’t about sticking to the plan no matter how badly it goes wrong. It isn’t about seeing something through even though it’s clearly a failure.Successful leaders re-evaluate. They recognize when it’s time to change course. When it’s time to give up a plainly incorrect theory.When it’s time to admit one was wrong.I was encouraged when the Majority, correctly, significantly narrowed the scope of the documents they demanded of the Justice Department. It would have been illegal for the Department to produce wiretap applications, grand jury testimony and information about confidential informants.However, when one starts out with the presumption of guilt, of a cover-up – as the Majority did when they began this investigation – it’s extremely difficult to admit when one is proven wrong.And that’s how this began: with the presumption of guilt on the part of the Administration, and in particular on the part of the Attorney General.Not because of any evidence of wrongdoing. Not because of any facts that would warrant such an aggressive and partisan “investigation.”But because the Majority came into this Congress accusing the president of being the “most corrupt president in history.”They majestically promised seven investigatory hearings a week.They predicted scandal after scandal after scandal would be uncovered and examined and confirmed.And, one by one, the Majority held hearings on these so-called scandals.And, one by one, these so-called scandals turned out to be anything but.Grants weren’t politicized. Waivers weren’t granted inappropriately. Regulations weren’t job-killing. Government employees weren’t creating deficits. The NLRB wasn’t a “rogue agency.” The Administration really is for an “all of the above” energy policy.But the one charge, the one allegation, the one so-called scandal that seemed to take hold, at least in the press that is favorable to the Majority, was Fast and Furious.With sensational charges, reckless accusations, and by exploiting a tragedy, the Majority tried to create the scandal they were looking for.They put all of their efforts into making this the smoking gun that would, once and for all, prove the Chairman’s initial charge of a corrupt – no, the mostcorrupt – president in our history.But in hearing after hearing after hearing, we have learned the opposite.We have learned that the operation began in the Bush Administration, and that Attorney General Holder ended it.We have learned that the Justice Department was not improperly withholding documents, but in fact were properly safeguarding our documents according to the law.We have learned that instead of the wrongdoing, of the corruption, of the cover-up, that the Majority had promised to deliver, there was nothing of the sort on the part of the Attorney General.And so, after being brought down this blind alley, we come to a decision point.Will the Majority admit, or even accept, that they were wrong? Will they re-evaluate? Will they truly lead this Committee?As I said, I was encouraged by the narrowed scope of the documents being demanded. That was a good first step towards bringing us out of this alley.I urge this Committee to continue the re-evaluation of what has clearly turned out to be in fact not a scandal, not a cover-up.I urge my colleagues to reject this citation.”

Thursday, June 7, 2012

A couple months ago, I wrote about how the Loeschs' friend and collaborator Chip Gerdes, a Republican operative from Quincy, Illinois, was leading a charge of vulgar homophobic slurs being thrown in my direction. If someone says something vulgar like "Adam loves d**k" one time, I would consider them to be a jerk. If they say it a couple times, I'd start to think they're kinda strange. But when Gerdes keeps saying the same homophobic comments over-and-over for the past several months, I think it starts to move into the category of "seriously disturbed," especially when Gerdes has previously threatened to slash my tires.

Here's just a small sample of the bizarre sexual comments from Gerdes. Keep in mind this isn't some random guy on the internet: this is a Republican operative who works with the Loeschs, with Gateway Pundit, and worked as recently as a few months ago as an assistant to Jack Roeser, the president of the Family Taxpayer's Association. For point of reference, my name is Adam and they refer to me as "ponytail."

Reminder that blocks of tweets read from bottom to top:

Keep in mind the "ponytail" meme comes from Loesch::

Not only is Gerdes homophobic and obsessive, he's also a misogynist. When my friend Sarah called him out on his comments, he responded by idiotically attacking her looks.

As for the Loeschs, they continue to direct people to creeps like Gerdes and Brooks Bayne and will absolutely never, ever criticize anything from the Right unless it interferes with their career plans.

Even conservatives have contacted me to let me know how disgusting Gerdes behavior is, which I am grateful for. I know memory is often idealized, but I continue to believe that there was a time when people who behaved so disgustingly would be shunned from political discourse or at least asked to modify their behavior. Yet the amoral thugs driving the right-wing blogosphere celebrate indecency, immorality, and hatred. If they ever have any influence on the operation of the government, anyone who disagrees with them should be very afraid, since they have literally no moral standards when it comes the people they disagree with politically.

This was interesting but so far hasn't gotten a lot of attention. It was a plan, leaked by someone who used to work for James O'Keefe's Project Veritas, to infiltrate Reverand Wright's Church and do some selective editing of people blathering on about Marxism or some such thing. Involved in the plan were Shaughn Adeleye, one of the people involved in the NPR sting, and Ken Larrey, former leader of the Duke Students for an Ethical Duke now living in Houston.

The plan sounded pretty dumb, but the right-wing has such an effective media megaphone right now it doesn't really matter how dumb their stuff is. If they make a stink about anything, the msm will dutifully report it. But mostly I find the leaked emails interesting because there are some good reasons for thinking that Ken (or Kenny) Larrey is the previously anonymous accomplice (who calls himself simontemplarpv on Twitter) in the b.s. NPR "sting" by Project Veritas. I won't go into detail quite yet, but there's a pretty substantial body of evidence, starting with the fact that Adeleye and Templar worked together on the NPR sting.

Regardless of whether Larrey is "Simon Templar," he's shown himself to be someone willing to use O'Keefe-style tactics.

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